The StarTribune (Minneapolis) online newspaper posted an article yesterday (7/26/08) about a huge issue for current and future viewers of digital television broadcasts. Weak DTV signals. Although the article focuses mainly on broadcasts in the Minnesota area, we here at TVConversionHelp have fielded many questions and complaints about over-the-air converter boxes that have bad DTV reception [...]
Archive for DTV Q and A
List of cable and satellite companies and their policy on the transition to digital television (DTV)
Are you wondering what your cable or satellite provider is doing about the upcoming transition to digital television on February 17th, 2009? You’re not the only one! TVConversionhelp has been flooded with emails and website comments over the last few weeks with questions asking what a person needs to do to upgrade to digital television [...]
Digital Converter Box Installation Help Videos (and help with connecting to a VCR)
Here are some great digital converter box installation videos I’ve found on youtube. If you’re on a dial up connection, you may have to wait a few minutes for the videos to load after you press play. This first installation is a basic digital converter box to an analog television set. The converter box model [...]
DTV Answers: Where are the Converter Boxes? Weak Signal? Can I Install The Converter Box Now?
In an effort to answer all of the recent questions about DTV and the digital transition, TVConversionHelp will start combining email questions into one single answer/post. Question: I applied for and received two coupons for the converters. It plainly states on the coupons that they expire on 07/11/2008. Today, July 9, we attempted to purchase [...]
My TV converter box coupons have expired, what can I do?
A recent email from a TVConversionhelp viewer asked: My TV converter box coupons expired on June 10, 2008 while I was on vacation and I didnt realize that they had expired what can I do? Hello, Unfortunately, it appears from this news article at Consumer Reports(http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2008/04/dtv-converter-c.html) that the government is unwilling to budge on [...]
How can I make my non-analog pass-through converter box a pass-through box?
Here’s a recently posted converter box question by Armstrong8 on our forums: I purchased two Insignia NS-DXA1 boxes from Best Buy in May 2008. My brother purchased two Philco TB100HH9 boxes from Summit Source in June 2008. My boxes are not pass-through, which I knew nothing about until after my brother purchased his two pass-through boxes. Questions: [...]
Trucking industry to be hit by the transition to DTV
The move to DTV (Digital Television) is coming on February 17th, 2009, and a recent DTV preparedness study by Nielson still shows that a little over 10% of American households are not ready for the transition. The digital transition requires that viewers of over-the-air television with an analog TV set must purchase a converter box [...]
How can I connect a digital converter to a TV in my car?
Edwin recently posted a question: where can i get a 12 volt inverter for my converter box to connect to my costum van with a tv in it? Hello Edwin, For those of you out there wondering what an inverter does…It converts DC (Direct Current) power to AC (Alternating Current) Power. An inverter provides a plug [...]
Our large Yagi antenna gets a “weak signal” or “no program” on our digital converter box
Rod P. recently posted a question: We have fringe analog reception between Tucson & Phoenix, using a huge yagi on the roof. (70 mi to Phx, 28 mi. to Tucson Mt.Lemmon). Reception is fine. With converter box, I get nothing but “weak signal” or “no program”. Are stations NOT yet transmitting digitally, or is our fringe [...]
